Rajakeeya Maha Vidyalaya-Telijjawila (Royal Central College Telijjawila) was founded in 1910. It is situated in Matara

Matara, Sri Lanka

Matara is a city on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, 160 km from Colombo. It is one of the largest cities in Sri Lanka. It was deeply affected by the Asian tsunami in December 2004.-History:...

 district of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

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The first principal of the girls' section was Mrs. Lilie Samawathie Abeysekara, while the boys' section principal was Mr. Don Robert Dharmawardana. With utmost care and the hard labour of the then principal Mr. P.B. Jinadasa, this school gained its Royal status. At the present, the school stands with all its majesty, with many facilities among them, there is a well-equipped library, a modern computer lab, an audio and video unit and commerce and arts sections for G.C.E (A/L). The student population is about 2,500, and the college stands in all its grandeur, winning the title of having the largest number of student population in the Akuressa educational zone.

Alumni of Rajakeeya Maha Vidyalaya -Telijjawila

Past pupils of Rajakeeya Maha Vidyalaya -Telijjawila are known as Alumni of Rajakeeya Maha Vidyalaya -Telijjawila; they include many distinguished figures in Sri Lanka.